Big Ten Football Game Highlights: Minnesota at Northwestern

Here are the biggest plays from Saturday's Week 9 contest between P.J. Fleck and his Golden Gophers and Pat Fitzgerald and his Wildcats and in Evanston.

The Wildcats welcome the Golden Gophers into Ryan Field this afternoon for a Week 9 showdown between two teams trending in opposite directions.

Northwestern (3-4, 1-3 Big Ten) will face off against a red hot Minnesota team (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten), who are currently tied,  for first place in the Big Ten West, with Iowa. The Wildcats will be looking to rebound from their loss last week against the Michigan Wolverines 

Highlights 

First Quarter 

7:40 - Minnesota DB Justin Walley, forces a fumble, recovers it and takes it back for a touchdown.

.@JustinWalley_ with a little scoop and score action to kick things off for @GopherFootball! pic.twitter.com/KtCAiLiOB7

— Minnesota on BTN (@MinnesotaOnBTN) October 30, 2021

Second Quarter

11:51 - Andrew Marty finds Evan Hull to put Northwestern on the board with a six yard touchdown pass.

Marty. Hull. Six. Booyah. 💉#GoCats pic.twitter.com/XIaSa3k2W1

— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) October 30, 2021

4:47 - Mar'Keise Irving answers Northwestern's score with a score of his own, rushing it in from three yards.

TOUCHDOWN, #Gophers!

Bucky punches it in and the Gophers now lead 20-7 with 4:47 left in the half. pic.twitter.com/t4EBHxMP6w

— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) October 30, 2021

0:36 - Brandon Joseph dives for an interception in the end zone, hauling in the deflected pass and denying the Gophers points.

.@BrandonJoseph_1 ➡️ sweet lil INT action. @NUFBFamily pic.twitter.com/ZuEL7qLqXV

— Northwestern On BTN (@NUOnBTN) October 30, 2021

Fourth Quarter 

14:54 - Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan opens up the fourth quarter with an 18 yard touchdown run.

Now you see me 👋 now you don't. @T_morg2 // @GopherFootball pic.twitter.com/NaVRTFe5Oj

— Minnesota on BTN (@MinnesotaOnBTN) October 30, 2021

9:33 - Freshman running back Mar'Keise Irving puts an exclamation point on this one, with a 41 yard rushing touchdown, giving the Gophers a comfortable 34-7 lead.

Bucky turns on the jets for a 41 yard TOUCHDOWN! pic.twitter.com/XUgcwU2SHc

— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) October 30, 2021

6:37 - Andrew Marty finds Berkeley Holman for a 17 yard touchdown, giving the Wildcats just their second touchdown on the day.

Marty finds @BHolman__ for his first career TD!#GoCats pic.twitter.com/tfWXahkK6G

— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) October 30, 2021

1:56 - Minnesota RB Derik LeCaptain rumbles in from 24 yards to give the Gophers a 41-14 lead.

TOUCHDOWN, #Gophers!@derik_lecaptain gets in on the action. Gophers up 41-14 with 1:56 left to play. pic.twitter.com/KQhr4U9cv9

— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) October 30, 2021

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